Department for Education

Pupils: Batley and Spen

Tracy Brabin: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much (a) revenue and (b) capital funding was provided per pupil in state (i) primary and (ii) secondary schools in Batley and Spen constituency (A) in cash terms and (B) at 2017 prices in each financial year for the last 17 years.

Nick Gibb: The Department primarily allocates capital and revenue funding at local authority level. Batley and Spen lies within Kirklees local authority, who are responsible for determining how this funding is distributed in their area. The allocations listed below are for the five years from 2011-12. These include: devolved formula capital, school condition allocations and basic need allocations.(All values £m)2011-122012-132013-152015-162016-17Capital allocations18.81424.311.111.1 Funding distributed to academies and Multi Academy Trusts is not included, as they often allocate funding across LA boundaries. More detail on funding for new free schools, university technical colleges and studio schools; on schools and school blocks being rebuilt under the Priority Schools Building Programmes; and funding allocated through the Condition Improvement Fund can be accessed via the links below:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/capital-funding-for-open-free-schools. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/psbp-list-of-successful-applicantshttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/priority-school-building-programme-2-list-of-successful-schoolshttps://www.gov.uk/guidance/condition-improvement-fundThe data for capital funding allocated to local areas prior to 2011-12 is not readily available.The table in the attachment (Annex A) shows average per-pupil revenue funding figures from financial year 2000-01 to 2016-17. These figures are in cash terms.Since 2011-12, schools have received the Pupil Premium which targets funding to help pupils from the most disadvantaged backgrounds achieve their full potential. Total Pupil Premium allocations for Kirklees local authority for each year are shown in the following table in cash terms:Pupil Premium Allocations (£ millions)2011-122012-132013-142014-152015-162016-17Kirklees5.0679.90315.36920.39420.07520.196  The Government publishes GDP deflators that can be used to understand the impact of inflation over time. These are available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/gdp-deflators-at-market-prices-and-money-gdp-march-2017-spring-budget-2017.



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Schools: Admissions

Steve McCabe: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidelines her Department provides on the steps for admissions authorities to take to accommodate disabled parents' requests when engaging with the school admissions decision-making process.

Nick Gibb: The Department’s guidance for schools on the Equality Act 2010 makes it clear that it is unlawful to discriminate against a pupil due to the disability of another person with whom the pupil is associated, such as a parent.It is for individual admission authorities to decide which admissions oversubscription criteria to specify within the parameters of the School Admissions Code (The Code). The Code allows admission authorities to prioritise applications based on medical and/or social need. It does not specify that this must include a parent’s medical needs or disability. Schools can, however, lawfully adopt admissions criteria that consider the disability of parents.The Department is aware of case law which states that appeals about admissions will be successful if inflexible application of the published admission arrangements to the circumstances of a particular child results in an admission decision which is perverse. We are currently considering how to ensure that admission authorities and independent appeal panels are aware of the relevant case law.

Design and Technology: GCSE

Tom Watson: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to promote take-up of GCSE design and technology in schools.

Nick Gibb: The new design and technology GCSEs will be taught from September 2017, and will provide pupils with the knowledge required to progress to further study and employment. The Government is committed to supporting the recruitment of design and technology teachers through bursaries of up to £12,000. In addition, subject knowledge enhancement courses are available for those candidates prior to commencing teacher training.

ICT: GCE A-level

Tom Watson: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of A-level students took computer science in each year during the period 2005 to 2010.

Nick Gibb: The computer science A level was renamed in 2015; previously it was known as computer studies A level. The table below therefore provides information on the proportion of students who have taken computer studies A level during the period 2004/5 to 2009/10. YearNumber of students who entered at least one A level1Number of students who entered Computer Studies A level2Percentage of students who entered Computer Studies A level22004/05263,2655,9312.22005/06258,2854,9961.92006/07249,5474,5991.82007/08256,6104,1511.62008/09261,2183,9231.52009/10267,3453,5741.3 Source: Key Stage 5 attainment data 1. Covers students at the end of advanced level study who were aged 16-18 at the start of the academic year.2. Following a review by Professor Smith, the A level “computer studies” was renamed “computer science” in 2013, as higher education representatives felt this was a better description of the subject.